Charles Legeyt Fortescue
Charles LeGeyt Fortescue (born November 9, 1876 in York Factory (Manitoba) , Canada, † December 4, 1936 in Pittsburgh ) was a Canadian electrical engineer. He developed the method of symmetrical components used in electrical power engineering and in three-phase systems (multi-phase systems) .
He received his first training in England. He graduated from Queen's University (Kingston) in electrical engineering in 1898 and then started at Westinghouse Electric in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1901 he went into transformer development and worked on problems that occurred with high voltage. In 1913 he published The Application of a Theorem of Electrostatics to Insulator Problems at AIEE .
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles LeGeyt Fortescue: Method of Symmetrical Co-Ordinates Applied to the Solution of Polyphase Networks . AIEE Transactions 37 (II), 1918, pp. 1027 to 1140 .
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| SURNAME | Fortescue, Charles Legeyt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fortescue, Charles LeGeyt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian electrical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | York Factory (Manitoba) , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 1936 |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh |